The WR Beatles visit was a brief encounter, but a memorable one for so many. Also, when you tie in the relationship the Beatles early music had to rockabilly, then factor in the 100 feet long, 40 foot wide Guitar Walk we plan to build next summer, recognizing the musical heritage of the musician who played up an down the Rock n' Roll Highway 67 ... the picture becomes much clearer. Though brief, their visit did impact the town and has done so again.

As far as the "stretch" Bob Tucker mentioned ... I would think he would be thanking us. I wonder; "when was the last time was that he did this many interviews in a two week period?" In fact, I already knew how he felt ... before I suggested the Wall Street Journal call him, or before I set him up for a TV documentary interview, yet I still urged them to tell his story, as he did fly in on the plane with The Beatles to Walnut Ridge. And there's no doubt, he is a gifted musician.
Truth be, IF, repeat ... IF, his reference to this being such a "stretch" is correct, I'd say I've been doing a great job at stretching, since the WSJ would have not been talking to him, without my marketing efforts. In fact, would you be discussing it here ... had I not been doing a good job at making that "stretch"? :-)
On another note, when is the last time you've heard of a project of this magnitude being done without the help and support of "YOUR" tax dollars? Well, that's exactly what we are doing here. The Beatles tribute, "The British Invasion of the Rock n' Roll Highway" was paid for without a single state or federal grant and we're within $15K of building the giant Guitar Walk, again ... without using "YOUR" tax dollars.
This past Sundays event was about unveiling a world class sculpture, with over 500 man-hours of labor involved in the piece itself. It's of suitable quality to be placed in any major city in the world, but we have it in Walnut Ridge and you really should see it.
In fact, what started out as two tourist attractions, targeted toward preserving our musical heritage and economic develop through tourism, has turned in to a revitalization effort for our town. Goggle "Invest in your Dreams"+Walnut Ridge and I would think you will see just how in-depth our efforts are.
Thanks again for discussing what we are doing and for helping us keep Bob's "stretch" alive. Hope to see you soon ... from the stretcher himself, Charles Snapp.

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Arkansas Public Service Commission Chair Ted Thomas is getting attention for calling out Trump administration climate policy. He even acknowledges the role of carbon burning and humans in climate change.

My colleagues John Ray and Jesse Bacon and I estimate, in the first analysis of its kind for the 2018 election season, that the president's waning popularity isn't limited to coastal cities and states. The erosion of his electoral coalition has spread to The Natural State, extending far beyond the college towns and urban centers that voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. From El Dorado to Sherwood, Fayetteville to Hot Springs, the president's approval rating is waning.